Representing Mount Joy Cricket Club against Sir Syed Cricketers, Prasidh exhibited his bowling prowess, claiming four wickets while conceding 36 runs in his four-over spell (4-0-36-4).
This outstanding display of skill and form comes as welcome news for the selectors, who are currently gearing up to pick teams for the upcoming white ball tour to Ireland and the Asia Cup scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka.
Moreover, Krishna’s successful comeback adds another viable option for India’s squad selection when the decision-makers convene to pick the team for the highly anticipated ICC World Cup 2023, set to be contested across October and November.
However, Mount Joy could not chase down 156, getting restricted to 130 as Prasidh remained unbeaten on 1.
“Prasidh is fit and the day’s performance will give him a lot of confidence. He has been bowling at nets at NCA as well, and he has bowled in a few other match situations as well recently. He was able to bowl his quota of 10 overs,” said a source who has been tracking the bowler’s progress.
Prasidh and Jasprit Bumrah, who is also under rehabilitation at the NCA, had recently bowled against a visiting Mumbai side at the Alur grounds here.
The 27-year-old Prasidh, who played 11 ODIs, last represented India in an ODI match against Zimbabwe in August 2022.
After that tour, he was picked up for India A’s white ball series against New Zealand A in September 2022 but could not appear in that event due to a stress fracture.
Shardul Thakur had replaced Prasidh in India A squad for that series.
The stress fracture had also prevented Prasidh from playing for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy knockout earlier this year.
The right-arm quick was expected to make a comeback during the IPL 2023.
But the lumbar stress fracture ruled him out of the event in February itself, as the Rajasthan Royals player later went under the knife. RR had drafted in Sandeep Sharma as his replacement.
(With PTI Inputs)
